Fungal keratitis associated with contact lens wear after penetrating keratoplasty.

Authors :: Kremer I
Goldenfeld M
Shmueli D
Source :: Annals of ophthalmology [Ann Ophthalmol] 1991 Sep; Vol. 23 (9), pp. 342-5.
Publication Year :: 1991
Abstract: A 71-year-old patient had a stromal infiltration at the donor-recipient interface two years after penetrating keratoplasty while wearing a "piggyback-type" contact lens. The corneal graft sutures in the affected area had been removed one year previously. Corneal scraping revealed the presence of Candida parapsillosis, and the infection was treated successfully with a combination of amphotericin B and flucytosine. The association between contact-lens wear and fungal infections of corneal grafts is discussed.

Subjects :: Aged
Amphotericin B therapeutic use
Candida drug effects
Candida isolation & purification
Candidiasis drug therapy
Cornea microbiology
Eye Infections, Fungal drug therapy
Female
Flucytosine therapeutic use
Humans
Keratitis drug therapy
Postoperative Complications
Candidiasis etiology
Contact Lenses adverse effects
Eye Infections, Fungal etiology
Keratitis microbiology
Keratoplasty, Penetrating

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